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Bulat Okudzhava was a Soviet singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist. He is considered one of the most important figures in Russian culture of the 20th century. Georges Brassens was a French singer-songwriter and poet. He is considered one of the most important figures in French culture of the 20th century. Both Okudzhava and Brassens were born in 1925 and died in 1997.